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| 1. |
[n]
▶ bowing one's head (in respect or worship) ▶ worship |
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| 2. |
[n-suf]
[hon]
《after one's own name at the end of a letter》 ▶ respectfully yours |
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| 3. | A 2011-09-11 23:02:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 2. | A* 2011-09-11 07:09:42 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | in accordance with all dictionary sources, Buddh->hon |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +12,1 @@ +<gloss>bowing one's head (in respect or worship)</gloss> @@ -13,1 +14,0 @@ -<gloss>bow one's head (in respect or worship)</gloss> @@ -17,3 +17,3 @@ -<field>&Buddh;</field> -<s_inf>may be followed by 合掌</s_inf> -<gloss>respectfully (closing of letter, placed after one's own name, shows esteem for addressee)</gloss> +<misc>&hon;</misc> +<s_inf>after one's own name at the end of a letter</s_inf> +<gloss>respectfully yours</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2011-09-11 06:47:47 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 大辞林、広辞苑 |
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| Comments: | * Add suffix sense (letter) * Marked as Buddhist – seems to have pretty clear Buddhist overtones (it’s more than just polite, it’s somewhat reverent) |
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| Diff: | @@ -13,0 +13,7 @@ +<gloss>bow one's head (in respect or worship)</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n-suf;</pos> +<field>&Buddh;</field> +<s_inf>may be followed by 合掌</s_inf> +<gloss>respectfully (closing of letter, placed after one's own name, shows esteem for addressee)</gloss> |
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